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One of the book clubs I run at the library wanted to read the first Harry Potter book last year. Most people in the group are older retired teachers who had never read the book before. They enjoyed the first one so much that our first book club read for 2026 is the second book.

Jim Dale does a great job with the audio. And I enjoyed my reread of this one. I will once again discuss all the issues with Rowling as a person at our meeting, though.

Harry's first outing. Very readable and enjoyable children's fiction. (Review pretty much unchanged from when I read it nearly 20 years ago)

Hogwarts

#whereareyoumonday @Cupcake12

Most of my October reads were rather disappointing so top billing for the month goes to the fifth instalment of the Harry Potter series.

#12BooksOf2025

#middlegrademonday @karisimo @daisey

I am in no way happy with this author as of late, but I did love these books, and Harry's birthday is quite big in this one. 💛

"THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 1&2 w/@tbrgirlies_bookclub 📖💍📿🐍

5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

Loved the Full Cast

#harrypotter #audio #fantasy

When the Harry Potter books first came out, I was in my 30s, child-free, and saw no point in reading a children‘s book, so apart from marvelling at the phenomenal success of the books, I mostly ignored them.

Now, I‘m in my 50s, still child free, and, having enjoyed the Cormorant Strike series, decided to read the first HP book, just to see what it was like…. And now I‘ve just finished book 7.